Canberra.

Canberra, Australia, is a city of orphans. People arrive temporarily for work, but stay when they discover the unanticipated promise and opportunity Canberra has to offer. An exploration of the city Australia loves to hate, this book shows that there is more to this capital than politics, geometrica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Daley, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of New South Wales Press, 2013.
Colección:Série cidades.
Temas:
Architecture > Australia > Canberra (A.C.T.) > Bibliography.
Architecture > Australia > Canberra (A.C.T.)
Natural history > Australia.
Manners and customs
Travel
Canberra (A.C.T.) > History.
Canberra (A.C.T.) > Description and travel.
Canberra (A.C.T.) > Social life and customs.
Australian Capital Territory > Canberra
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Canberra, Australia, is a city of orphans. People arrive temporarily for work, but stay when they discover the unanticipated promise and opportunity Canberra has to offer. An exploration of the city Australia loves to hate, this book shows that there is more to this capital than politics, geometrically designed roads, and mid-century architecture. From the lake and its forgotten suburbs-traces of which can still be found on Burley Griffin's banks-to the mountains that surround the city, this account also examines the unsavory early life of Canberra and the graveyard at St John's, where the pio.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (337 pages)
ISBN:9781742246116
1742246117

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